2. United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
London is the capital of England
and the UK.
3. Cross of St. George
ENGLAND THE UK FLAG
It´s a mix of three
flags.
Cross of St.
Andrews.
SCOTLAND
Cross of St.
Patrick.
IRELAND
WALES IS NOT REPRESENTED HERE.
4. London is the capital city of the The UK's currency is the pound
UK. sterling (£ / GBP). Despite being a
It´s in the south-east of England, member of the European Union the
on the river Thames. UK has not adopted the euro.
It´s smaller than NY but bigger
than many European cities. Notes are £5, £10, £20 and £50.
Coins are in 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p,
More than seven million people £1 and £2.
live in London and millions of
tourists visit the city every year.
7. * Buckingham Palace
* Big Ben
* Kensington Palace
* The Tower of London
* St. Paul´s Cathedral
* The National Gallery
8. Buckingham Palace is the London official monarchy
residence.
It has 775 rooms. The Queen only lives in twelve of them.
Monarchy
9. BIG BEN VIDEO
It´s the name for the bell
in the clock tower.
The clock has got four faces,
so you can see the time
from all directions.
The tower is 96 meters tall.
12. It was designed by the architect
Sir Christopher Wren and
it was built between 1675 and 1710.
13. There are lots of places to visit in London.
*London Zoo
*Oxford Street
*Trafalgar Square
*Piccadilly Circus
*British Museum
*National Gallery
*Tower Bridge
*Covent Garden
*Natural History Museum
*London Eye
*Science Museum
14. London zoo has got
more than 12.000
animals.
It´s in Regent´s
Park.
15. Oxford Street is the busiest shopping street in Europe. It's
more than two kilometers long and it has got more than 300
shops. You can buy clothes,shoes,CDs,DVDs,computer
games,books,earrings,postcards and souvenirs .
More information.
16. Nelson´s column is in Trafalgar Square. It's a meeting
place. There are lots of pigeons.
19. There are paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
You can find Van Gough,Botticelli,Renoir,... paintings.
It´s in Trafalgar Square.
National Gallery